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Portable refrigeration unit. Weighs 1,550 pounds, is gasoline operated, will hold meat rations for 400 men, and is sturdy enough to survive a four or five foot drop from a glider. Shown at demonstration of equipment held by the United States Army Air Forces
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Portable refrigeration unit. Weighs 1,550 pounds, is gasoline operated, will hold meat rations for 400 men, and is sturdy enough to survive a four or five foot drop from a glider. Shown at demonstration of equipment held by the United States Army Air Forces

Ehrlich, Pauline · 1944-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit linePortable refrigeration unit. Weighs 1,550 pounds, is gasoline operated, will hold meat rations for 400 men, and is sturdy enough to survive a four or five foot drop from a glider. Shown at demonstrati. 1944-01-01. Ehrlich, Pauline. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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